title: Comparison of the effects of NADH- and NADPH-perturbation stresses on the growth of Escherichia coli.
abstract: To better understand how the reducing power of either NADH or NADPH affects cell growth, Escherichia coli strains expressing either NADH-dependent or NADPH-dependent azoreductase (EC 1.6.5.2), which mediates the reduction of an azo dye, were cultured in glucose minimal medium in the presence of 200 muM methyl red. Growth rates in NADH-perturbed, NADPH-perturbed, and control cells were 0.05, 0.12, and 0.13 h(-1), respectively. In addition, glucose consumption in NADH-perturbed cells was 10.8 g glucose/g cell, while that of control and NADPH-perturbed cells was very similar (3.6 vs 3.8 g glucose/g cell) during the perturbation phase. Therefore, NADH perturbation had a larger effect than NADPH on cellular growth.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biotechnology, Catholic University of Korea, Bucheon, Gyunggi, South Korea.
authors.forename: Susie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Doo-Bum
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Moon
authors.forename: Chung-Hwan
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Soo-Wan
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Nam
authors.forename: Pil
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000378:metabolism; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D015870:Gene Expression; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D009243:NAD / Q000378:metabolism*; D009247:NADH, NADPH Oxidoreductases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D009249:NADP / Q000378:metabolism*; D009601:Nitroreductases
chemical_list: D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins; D009243:NAD; D009249:NADP; D009247:NADH, NADPH Oxidoreductases; D009601:Nitroreductases; C021106:azoreductase; D005947:Glucose